The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, May 8, 1989
Waxing Crescent
13.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:37 AM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.6%
- Age
- 3.2 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 821
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For May 8, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 80.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 27.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.97° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.38° / -5.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.57° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.